Printed dictionaries and other books with definitions for Acanthaster

Acanthaster is a small genus of large and venomous starfish placed in its own
family, Acanthasteridae. Its members are known as crownofthorns starfish.
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Acanthaster is an exception, it usually hides under boulders or in crevices during
daytime and comes out to feed on corals at night. The presence of numerous
individuals in the field with regenerating arms and wounds suggests that ...

Acanthaster is a small genus of large and venomous starfish placed in its own
family, Acanthasteridae. Its members are known as crownofthorns starfish.
Acanthina, common name the unicorn snails, is a genus of small predatory sea
snails, ...

Acanthaster is a very isolated type, the sole survivor of perhaps a once extensive
group. The family of which it is the type differs from the Echinasteridse, restricted,
in having double ampullse, well developed interbrachial septa, numerous ...

Since Acanthaster is a keystone predator on coral reefs, differential protection of
coral species by shrimps and crabs produces differential mortality and colony
size reduction of corals. For example, during a starfish outbreak in the Gulf of
Oman ...

Acanthaster is a very isolated type, the sole survivor of perhaps a once extensive
group. The family of which it is the type differs from the Echinasteridse, restricted,
in having double ampullse, well developed interbrachial septa, numerous ...

Acanthaster Planci, Figure 1 A crown-of-thorns feeding aggregation. Such
outbreaks ofthe sea star are a major recurrent cause of coral mortality on coral
reefs throughout the Indo-Pacific (photo: AIMS LTMP). reefs. Where adults have
been ...

Sometimes reef degradation allows reef predators like the crownofthorns starfish
(Acanthaster) sufficient access to result in an infestation which then exacerbates
the process of degradation. Tourism along tropical coasts often focuses on coral
...